The outcome of the first game "can influence the group, we've been talking about it for months," added Lugano, of the June 14 match in the city of Fortaleza.

Asked about Uruguay's other major rival in Group D coach classic backpack small , England, Lugano said it was a "tremendous rival ... to defeat."

"All the players (on the English team) are top-tier players that play in the world's best league, the Premier League," he said.

Lugano coach jewelry outlet clearance , who plays for English team West Bromwich, said many of the 32 national teams competing in this World Cup were evenly matched.

"I have never seen so many good teams as in this World Cup, with so many top-level players. It's all going to be very balanced," he said.

Uruguay is going into the World Cup as regional champion coach jewelry clearance , and with a lineup composed of many of the players who participated in the 2010 South Africa World Cup, in which Uruguay reached fourth place.

LONDON, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard described Saturday how he 'felt like a kid' after scoring in his league debut for LA Galaxy.

The script could not have gone better for the 35-year-old midfielder who ended his 17-year football career with his home town club Liverpool earlier this summer.

As well as scoring a stunning goal to level things 2-2 for Galaxy in their league clash at the Stub Hub Center against San Jose Earthquakes, Gerrard received a standing ovation as he left the pitch in the 88th minute coach wristlet bag outlet clearance , and he was named 'man of the match'.

Galaxy won 5-2, with Gerrard playing a crucial role in setting up a number of the goals.

Such was the interest in Gerrard's league debut on both sides of the Atlantic, one of the leading sports reporters from the Liverpool Echo was dispatched to the US to report on the game and provide a middle of the night running commentary for followers back in Liverpool.

The clash between the two teams is what would be known as a 'local derby' in England where two neighboring sides play.

The MLS league encounter between Galaxy and Earthquakes is called the 'California Clasico'.

Things got off to a rocky start when Earthquakes netted two early goals, but a penalty shot was awarded after Gerrard was seemingly 'elbowed' in a challenge. Gerrard's team mate Robbie Keane coach wristlet bag outlet , another ex-Anfield player, scored the penalty, followed just minutes later by Gerrard's first goal for his new club to equalise.

Commenting after the match Gerrard told reporters: "The future is bright here ... I felt like a kid out there."

The Echo's man at the match David Prentice started his report: "He's played an International Champions Cup match (a glorified pre-season friendly), a US Open Cup tie ... but now faces the real deal - the California Clasico coach wallets outlet clearance , LA Galaxy versus San Jose Earthquakes.

"San Jose may well be 340 miles up Interstate-9 from Los Angeles and a five hour drive from LA, but it's the MLS's fiercest rivalry and classed as a 'local' derby.

Commenting on Gerrard's equalising goal coach wallets outlet , Prentice who watched the Kop hero play many times in familiar Anfield red, said: "And he's only gone and scored ... in a derby, on his debut! That oh so familiar celebration ... but it still looks kind of wrong in an all white strip!"

And Prentice's verdict on Gerrard: "Yup! It's a Hollywood Blockbuster. One goal and two assists from the new boy. Fair to say that's a decent debut!"

BEIJING£¬ July 10 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer price index (CPI)£¬ a main gauge of inflation£¬ grew 1.9 percent year on year in June£¬ the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Sunday.

The June data slowed from a 2-percent growth registered in May and dropped for the second consecutive month from 2.3 percent in April£¬ when the CPI reached the highest level since July 2014.

The CPI grew 2.1 percent in the first half of 2016£¬ while the annual target was set around 3 percent.

Food£¬ cigarette and liquor prices increased 3.7 percent year on year in June£¬ slowing from 4.7 percent in May.

Since January£¬ CPI has been calculated using a new comparison base and included more products and services and slightly reduced the weight of food.

KAMPALA£¬ April 22 (Xinhua) -- Ministers from the East African Community (EAC) are meeting in the Ugandan capital Kampala to discuss key projects that will fast track regional development and mutual security.

The ministers£¬ who are meeting in their 13th Northern Corridor Integration Projects summit that opened on Friday£¬ will discuss and review progress made in the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway£¬ mutual defense£¬ peace and security£¬ and airspace management.

They will also discuss information communications technology£¬ oil refinery development£¬ power generation£¬ transmission and interconnectivity and political federation.

Sam Kutesa£¬ Uganda's foreign minister told the meeting that progress has been made in the areas of infrastructure development£¬ data management£¬ cyber security and human resources development.